TOKYO (AP) — Myanmar’s security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup. Before that opening up began, Myanmar had languished under a strict military rule for five decades that led to international isolation and crippling sanctions. But even tough sanctions from those countries are unlikely to yield anything, though they may weigh heavily on ordinary people. Image: In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo, an injured protester is escorted as police tried to disperse a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar. Myanmar’s security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup.

Source: Egypt Independent March 05, 2021 11:15 UTC